If you're a fan of The Thin Man series of films starring William Powell, you'll find this an almost identical scenario with the notable exception of Myrna Loy. Based on the popular 1920 & 30s series of detective novels by S.S. Van Dine, The Kennel Murder Case is the last of four such movies starring Powell as Philo Vance. This final production is more modern and feels like a pilot episode for the Thin Man franchise launched just a year later. Philo Vance is a rich dog breeder/lover whose crime-solving prowess is regularly tapped by police for help with their most baffling cases. The kennel slant to the story is pretty lame in this adaptation, probably serving more as ploy than plot to test crowd reaction to man's best friend. Voila Asta? And the film is a tad hokey particularly in the manufacture of scale models which is reminiscent of Doc Brown in "Back to the Future." But it should serve well on a rainy weekend.